Aust

Emergency number

Posted on 08/04/09, 07:34 pm

Over there in USA, do you have a different emergency number for a land line and cell phone as we do down under?

• Reply #1 08/04/09  7:36pm
  
  gunnery
  for emergencys its 911 for emergencys of any kind.
• Reply #2 08/04/09  7:45pm
  
  Aust
  Our land line is 000 and cell is 112 or 122 I get it mixed up which is why it is just programmed into cell phone.
• Reply #3 08/05/09  12:53am
  
  BobCJ
  I like to use OU812. Never works. Nor does OUR12. Wonder Why?
  
  SILLY, that's why! Mwa ha ha.
• Reply #4 10/13/09  11:21pm
  
  shortie72
  In Australia our numbers are 000, as in triple ZERO... not triple O as text crazed people dial 666 on their mobiles. 000 works with both mobile and landline. But other 112 number from GMS mobiles I personally just stick with 000.
  ACMA explains it better hopefully:
  What are Australia's Emergency Call Services numbers?
  Triple Zero (000) is Australia's primary Emergency Call Service number and should be used to access emergency assistance from all telephones (landline, mobile phones and payphones) in the first instance. Information about calling Triple Zero (000) from a voice over internet protocol service is available.
  112 is the GSM standard Emergency Call Service number for use with GSM mobile phones, and offers special access features (see below). 112 can also be dialled from other mobile phones, but will only offer the same features that dialling Triple Zero (000) provides.
  106 is the text-based Emergency Call Service for people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. This service operates using a TTY (teletypewriter) and does not accept voice calls or SMS messages.
  Both 112 and 106 are secondary emergency call services numbers because they are for use only in relation to particular technologies.
  

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